Deutsche Post DHL has opened the largest parcel and mail sorting centre in Germany.
With a sorting capacity of 50,000 parcels per hour, Deutsche Post DHL Group's most modern and efficient parcel centre is now open in the south Hessian town of Obertshausen.
On about 37,000 square meters of indoor floor space, more than six kilometres of sorting and conveyor lines were assembled wi...

Britain’s manufacturing sector is officially at its lowest point in three years. Financial services company Markit reported that the speed at which the manufacturing sector is declining means the industry is now contracting at a rate of one percent a quarter and is set to drag the UK economy as a whole down in 2016.
This stark news has led many commentators to question the...

More than a third (35 percent) of UK employees feel that this month’s European Championships will cause a surge in unauthorised absence.
According to recent research from Kronos Incorporated , the Euros will have the biggest impact on absence and associated productivity issues for workers in the UK in 2016.
The football tournament will kick off a series of sporting events...

New research has revealed and explained why women are being side-lined from executive positions in retail companies.
Women in Retail and management consultancy Elixirr has conducted a study into gender diversity across 44 different retailers. The study asks pertinent questions about the reasons for the dearth of women at board level in the retail industry - despite an adequate pipel...

There are 150,000 digital cinema screens around the world. In 2006 there were fewer than 3,000.
Premium cinema experiences are also growing fast. The number of IMAX screens globally now stands at 1,060, with hundreds more in the pipeline for the next 12-18 months.
Andrew Cripps is President of International at IMAX, and points to the emerging markets as driving the future of cinema. ...

Siemens will be installing 84 wind turbines in Scotland from the start of 2018. The company is to supply, install and commission the turbines, each with a 154-meter rotor diameter designed to generate seven megawatts (MW) of power, for the "Beatrice" project.
Furthermore the scope of supply comprises the offshore grid connection to the mainland in consortium with Nexans who will...

The European Commission has told the likes of Netflix and Amazon that its bank of content to stream must be at least 20 percent European in origin.
As part of its Digital Single Market strategy , the European Union’s most powerful body presented an updated Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD); the common rules which have governed audiovisual media, ensured cultural div...

Sportswear giant adidas will be making shoes in a robot-powered factory in Germany from 2017.
The new SPEEDFACTORY facility will begin large-scale production next year and the company is also planning on rolling this out in the USA. This comes after the company had closed almost all of its German factories in the 1990s.
CEO Herbet Hainer said: “As a sports company ...

Within the European start-up sector, there is a common myth that 80 percent of businesses will fail within the first year.
Every year more and more publications take this statistic as fact, citing a report produced by Bloomberg as evidence. Yet this ‘report’ cannot be located anywhere within the public domain.
The earliest trackable citation of the statistic is an article...

In a full-time position, Brits spend at least 37.5 hours per week with their colleagues – that’s nearly a quarter of the week away from your nearest and dearest.
Business can be cut-throat. So, where can you get the support required to stay inspired, do your best and ultimately get ahead? Enter the work ‘spouse’ – a platonic ‘partner’ who has your...

We are living in an era of disruption and change and it has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. All around us new companies are emerging across a wide range of sectors – the one thing they all have in common is their shared desire for upheaval, to challenge what has gone before and to move things forward.
This is a Golden age and yet, despite this buzz and excitement, th...

Two thirds of UK firms say they’ve not been impacted negatively by the EU referendum, according to a new poll released to mark one year since the Conservative Government’s general election victory.
The poll of 1,300 business leaders, carried out during April and May by the business data website Company Check , found that 65 percent hadn’t experienced any negat...

Booking.com has revealed that being on a mobile phone during a meeting is the worst business etiquette blunder committed by businessmen and women.
First impressions are crucial in business, with potential customers often making their minds up within seconds of meeting someone on a business trip.
Research released by Booking.com reveals that a lack of understanding when it come...

The cost of health insurance is steadily rising across Europe as employees work and live longer and the number claims increase.
UK health insurance costs are anticipated to grow by 6.5 percent in 2016, the largest hike in five years.
According to Willis Towers Watson’s 2016 Global Medical Trends report , high claim volumes mean that health insurance costs are increasing year-o...

Flexible working is somewhat of a buzzword in today’s employment circles. The traditional Monday to Friday 9-5pm working pattern is becoming increasingly consigned to history as people work different, often longer hours to fit around other commitments.
As organisations face an era of digital transformation, new research highlights the need for HR professionals to redefine their role...